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WES'I'POB'I' NINE
INEIIISI'
GAME OF BASEBALL SEASON
Expect To Clash With Antogerone Fire Com patty-in
Greenwich—In Need of Another Hurler To Round
Out the Squad—Alter Dull'y. .
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The Westth Y. M. C .A. base«
bell team aspects to plsy their first
nine of the season Saturday att-
ernoon when they meet the Amuse-fl
rose tire company‘s basebell nine of
Greenwich. The “1'" lost. 10-5, last
year in Greenwich.
The Westport team will make the
trip they can round out It first
class team. There are 1:! players
who can go. but. only one ~pltcher
among the squad. It soother hurler
can be found the team will Journey
to Greenwich to take on the tire-
men.
Physical Director F. Edgy: Dou-
“BONEY” BLAKE
IDANBIIRY PILOT
Former Minor League and
College Star Will Man-
age Hatters.
m... "Bonny" Blake will captain
and mete the Danbury club oi
the N YCQ, league this year.
Blake is cost-hing St. John's col-
lege baseball team in Brooklyn. N
Y.. at the piesent time. He will re-
turn to Denbury to handle the base.
ball nine. '
Blake succeeds stove Moots as
menuor ot the butters. Moore has
been at the helm oi the Danbury
teem tor the past 15 years. He has
retired from active connection wit
baseball. The Donbury team wi
be sponsored by the Knights of Co-
lumbus. The athletic committee in
charge of the team consists 0! Leon-
srd Hopkins. chairmen; Thomas
Neat-y. Patrick Resting. John Glnty.
Edward Ward. Hugh Mobsunott.
Steve Moore and '1‘. E. MoClosksy,
is secretary.
The Dsnbury team will have a
lineup coinpoeed ot tormer college
players and minor league stare.
Laney, who played with the Wiltons
‘ inst year. is sure to play with the I
batters. Blake will be in the out-
field. The lineup of the team will
be nnnouncod in s tow days. The
muons committee and Manager
Blake are working on plans for the
team They expect to have every.
thing in readiness at the meeting at
the league to be held in Dunbury to.-
night.“
"Tho butters will play at the Tri-
angle Street grounds. They will
‘mslto 'seversl improvements to the
field so it will be in first class shape
(or the opening of the season. Dun-
bury will play Stamlord a week
from sunday at home.
The stands at Danbury will seat
800 people and the bleachers will
take cars 0! another 200. There is
iyplenty of standing room along the
tool lines and arouse the outfield.
The acid is in leiriy good shop-
now. but the athletic committee wii.
see that the diamond is smooth and
rut. The Danbury club will not
play this week in preparation for
the openins or the leasua season.
they will have players who era in
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tty‘ fundamental for the
t. looking at Hort-in.
do: nothing special
. ther shakes our
and Gom'tnor-
. Dispatch.
READ the a». . ed ads and be-
cents on intimate terms with. oppor-
tunityr
,0UR BOARDING Hoops
blodsy is still way and Cnpteln Ed-
werd Mohiulien is making arrange-
ments tor the. trip The "i'" has
been practicing outdoors for the past.
two weeks and are in good condi.
tion. t
The players who expect to make
the trip arc: Captain nichlullen. 13(1—
die McMahon. Louis Nessaro. Jim-
mie Nurture. Pat Namro. William
Vornkahl. Harold Shippoy. Sam
Grogglns. Ralph «eleco. Charles Ly-
man. Charles lluuit and Louis Deer.
The "Y" hopes to get Joe Dutfy. tor.
nier Greens Farms pitcher. signed
twli'lor.
IN STANFORD
West Side A. A. Will Hold
Show In Columbus Hall
Soon.
The West Side A. A. of Stumtord
will run so sinateur show at Colum-
bus hail. Stamford. on Friday night,
I Nioy 21.
I "l‘iie show is being arranged by
I ‘itmo Kean; o. mil known spoils-
Imun oi Stanilord. There will be ten
Ibouut scumding to present plans.
Most oi the boys “ill come from
Stomtoxd although I tow are expec-
ted lioni horwuilt and the West-
port Y. M C. A.
it was announced today that the
winners will receive handsome gold
watches. 'l‘he losers will get a gold
elicit pin or cut! links. The prizes
have been purchased and will so on
exhibition in Stamtord tomorrow.
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NANTs ACTION
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The Oompo A. c. at Ssugatucli
has issued e challenge to any jun-,,
ler svmi pro teem in Norwalk
Ivlolniiy. ’ I
I The Conipomwlll plsyv all their
games on the Compo lot this season.
The club also intends to erect a Tier:
club house in the place oi the one
which r'i‘Ce'IntIy burned down.
To Wei-Inert police uere upsbfii
to find the guilty parties who set
fire to the club lIouiic. Manage:
.lcb'i. Ryan la liltiklllfl' preparations
tor a banner year it. his teem. The
0!
Coupes have new uniforms and
make a snappy appear co on the
field. The Compos ch lengc the
Crescents. Pastimes, Tiger A; C. and
any other team in that clues.
The Bangutuck teens has tourmret
class iiuriers. They are Retold Me-
Elmo. Charlie Welsh.- John Booting
end John Dplan Eddie Debish and
French Mullsns are the rcptchors.
The Campos expect to open their
season Sunday utcrnoon. Letters
oddremd to Mansger John Ryan.
IJn. Sausatucit. Will bring a. speedy
Treply.
John Galsworthy. the English
novelist. deplores the number of
wild animals kept in captiylty in
this country. Perhaps he was re-
Iterring to the tiéern~1ndisnspoiis
; Star.
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AMONG '1‘}! can opportunities
present intthe classified section are
seterei which are Just your size
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mom A‘e rr'u. GD. Tilers
more AanAw w» H
beacon MAKE Miles or A
BREELE, DOE? l1? e “M Mr
‘lilcnc‘o couple none ..
AllélI‘i'A no PM
kfmm-I' relucIM t6
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up, and will use him as a regular ‘2
AMATEURBOIITS
«allot none can caved
’ never. 60, RAM w» T atom
rt‘t’o creams roe Kl Loser
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GEEK CAEGARwl'F‘flIE MEGIALIIGM
. or All Eldilrf-DM CLOCK vliu.
'~' WORK ran m J'IOURQ we ounce!
oileuw not We "MALI
931m memes on (F IT. M‘-
I 60299 no Renown Too
MAIN ewz
AHA'IEIIR BOII'IS
WILL BE HELD
IN SPRINGWOOD
Chick Dorsey Going To
Stage Show -- Several
Good Boxers On Card.
The Springwood A. C. are coins
through with their plans (or an
amateur boxing show to be held at
Klsll hall on Tuesday night. May! is.
Chick Dorsey. bentulnwelght box-
er of Westporl. is the promoter. lie
is urinnging to have two Bridge-
pnit WI‘einers on the card. The l0v
cul “mun. wanted too lunch
money and for that reuson it was
necessary to get out~obtowu men
for the show.
There will be eight bouts on the
ca: pith It possibility of two more
outs being added. There are
plenty of boys who want to go on
the card. e
Frank Fay told Chick Dorsey that
he could have any at his boys tor
the show. it is expected that about
tour Springwood lads will be seen
in notion. One or two will come from
Bridgeport. several from the Weig-
port. Y. M. C. A. and the rest will
be My s boxers.
A boring show for the Spring;
wood section of the city willbe
popular and a large turnout of lens
is looked tor. The names of the
boxers will be announced in a. few
days. Chick Dorsey is busy now ob-
taining the licenses‘ and A. A. U.
sanction.
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I 31 Jet WILLIAMS
golfers has sailed for Enxlond. wher
time, in more trays than one.
C O
asset tor a prize tighter but it won't
than)
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Gene Tunney." stirring in e. movie
drums on the coast, entitled, we
suppose. "Lend Kindly Right."
is 0 e '
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They said the dead ball would put
the game beck ten years. Maybe
that's why the Athletics look so no.-
tural down here in the rut.
‘* e e e
Republican congresslricn played
Democratic congressmen a some of
loll the other day. it was almost as
iuuny In some or their ellicioi de~
lilicrutions.
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The gums iluelly wound up in :1
row. The gentleman irons .Missisv
sippi'rose ‘to a. point 0: order. but
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nodes.
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Eveniitho harmless Title on the din-
rnond did not escape the vicious
touch or scandal. Three or the
Democrats got. free
pretend theta. o. huriers are
demanding an lnvestisetion.
d! "
Thcré is an advantage about bed
ing on arctic explorer in the sum-
mer; you. never have to worty about
an Ice portalle.
¢ 3 O
Be that es it may. any oontortion-
let can tell: behind his book Without
oriendlng the next door neighbors.
e e e _
Mr. O'Gootty has decided to name
his preliminary fighter Kid Rugg‘be-
cause he is always on the floor.
I t O .
Jack Dempsey says he doesn't get
many mesh notes: most-o: them are
smash notes.
By AHERN
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w’l‘IIM \eiu.
“Rial—9.
“MK, v5” .
A whole bout load of American veriiies oi crouch smiling.
a were never definitely standardized
”19y expect. to have u corking good until Arthur
A one- two punch is It \uluablo “0 “
do him any good E$ take one tooi
Ems
there was no more ginger sic in the--
deportation id
' learned trons some of his friends
ny annLLr PADDOCK
Charles ll. smuu of rule Unl-
vu‘slty. back in tho lute '805. crouch-
ed in his holes at the start 01 a
MOO-yard dash.
I The papers [Ili‘ lollowiIiI; Iluy
:mid that "although till-irrill seemed
to stumble at the beginning of the
race. he nevertheless recovered
himself and won."
Over night it was realized that
the crouch position was a distinct
Indvaniage over the old standing
‘ method. And there on me to be various
“hich
become the
champion sprinter or the world at
the beginning or the 20th century.
the (cutest men Irom his
holes?! his time.
Howard Drew
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BILLY
llulioy
the nest l'cully
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Which the Sex. '
it‘s at question of legs
Chicago White Box.
It Everett locotts underpinning
holds up and Manager Eddie Collins
isn‘t handicapped by his log‘ injury
or last full, the box are going to he
troublesome I
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one positions on u null club
we what the condition of Eooit and
Collins means to Chicago.
Chicago has great spirit. a. re-
morkabio catcher. mighty lino
pitching and best or all s ernart bollI
club. wellvhandlcd by one of Iliei
broinest managers in the game
I! the So: have s. weakness it lb
luck of reserve strength. At that.
the club is better fortified than last :
3' ear.
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Yanks Come Bee . . I
In looking o’er the major league
bull ciubsdn eiIiIiuI,r training. 1 \(il'l-I
lured the opinion that. the \‘ew York;
Americans were a first division 1705-.
Iaieiuty. fl ..
I went chit further and sold the
ciub “us going to be just as good u..
it wanted to be. I
It is beginning to look as it theI
Yankees have decided they wont let
be very good.
Alter I. poor start in the exhibi-
tion games. the Boston Braves heat—
ing the club its til-st. three meetings.
the Yanks begun to hit their stride;
When the team started northi
wltn the Brooklyn Dodgers for s'
series of 1: games, it was ready and ‘
rarin' to so.
The result 0! that series is new
history. The Yankees accomplished
the almost unheard of test 0: heat-
ing so strong a club as Brooklyn
13 straight ball games.
0! the first 16 as played inI
the American 1. e. the New
York Americans Won 18 and lost
only three. a. matter oi :5 out at 28f
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twins agdinst major league opposi-I
tion.
Not only Ruth. but the YankecsI
so a teem. ere doing a. most decid-
ed comeback.
ob.
May L‘psct Dope.
. Chick Evans is going to play In?
the British amateur golt champion-T
“B;
r those who do not ltnow. it
there are any such persons in thlsI
wide world. Chick Evans is one or
the game's mstcst golf players. I
While his gins hasn't been quite‘
up to stendsrd tor perhaps a year.
due“ to business rov,erses Evens has
the competitive spirit and is best.
with much et pinks. :
When he wasn't named as a Wei.
iier cup \npresentstive. it Occasion-
ed much surprise in gel: circles.
Recently while in Chicago 1
thettheslaphendedhlnby the
“methetbef'ingolr.mlsrge-
nunmmmeoteam
W «when.
TSP-mt >I-riuiur in truck history. \'.Il‘.l
began starring some in yours later.
used tho same style. and Loren Mm - ‘ throuiutr the body tux “aid.
chlson. s: In Tully conceded to ho lIu. I
the lust starter at the present. bo-
gins his run) in the rix'IiIie fashion. I-ist oi“ IIIbIIIng
us do: i aim the Iii‘llil
1t Iw-usisls ol digging the llOICrILIiil'e tlicy lulrly throw ihf runner‘
behind the starting line. one in hind
the oiliol ln~euch a way That \vlievI
you luke your marks. on The iIi‘HI
command. the knee of your right I legs Is important
leg “ill be:
your left foot The
line should be for enough apart to There is the 520be a! Hit:
opposllb the in: MD of
hands on the
allow an easy pnesugc ol‘ the body.
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the body immediately misc-s to the “Image hard
he position should be one of com-
plete. relaxation.
At. the command "Fol." however.
:‘llil ilm trout
gun is. iII‘III,
tool.
tho
and. “lion the
bonds are lifted.
\ ll.lli would lull it it use not
101 his iirst tuo snubs “IlIr‘Ii con-
sic us that have so
Imm‘ l \\~. l"I!? .Iiid t'E-oru btliilnl them
into his stride. ’l‘hp body is kept low
dullng those iirsi few steps.
The co-ordlnstion ot the arms and
but the tesenilal
III! the position of the weight. far
(01“.: rni “lien in the out position.
tutti)!!-
rul eturl.
And it mums It. grout deal to get
.au'oy (not. The man who can do it
has both a mental and physical ad-
indeed. In overcome,
ceirvtt set position and is rolled like and almost anyone by patience and
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rattler ready to spring. Thi
Iuml. can become a creditable
weight I!" tar fonmrd on the handsIunriI-r
w.-.»
penchant for grabbing Detroit pluy-'
"ere. On this season's Deuntown pay-
roll are Howard
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stood.
WORTH
Huston Rod 50;. bet-ill Lo hfliu it
Ehmkt. Emory
lsney, Fred iiinncy and lra Flag-
AII joined the I'Ohl bil lgnde
from Detroit.
Flagstoud and Llimlm have been
Since‘ there are few mete Import- with the lied 50x .‘BH‘ifiI seasons.
than . RIWCY and lion: \
short and second. it is easy to IIg-‘Jrr-IWII! EUCh m'HWH 01‘ tho quui. I‘ll! have the honor of selections
though an: 1926
tot is playing good bnil. too
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.KNOWING
NY C0 LEAGUE
M IETS TONIGHT
All LIit‘: teams of the New Yolke
.Iunnutic it league “ill be repro-
Nanted at the nicotine of the circuit
to he livid .TI l‘lnnbury tonight.
President Walter 0. Lloyd or
Pougliliocpoie will preside at the
meeting. \ ice president
Breniini of ,‘Stumtoid also “III et-
I‘tend the meeting. Secfiieiy Prod
IC‘. Ricdcll. S... will be present and
rtport on several business matters.
It is expected that the treasurer or
i? e league will be elected. .Danbury
‘itmu [or tlilypest.
Boys will be boys—-
Mothers will be moth-
ers—
Both will be pleased with
our boys’ things.
Good looks enough for
the youngster. with good
wear and reasonable prices
to satisfy Mother's shopping
experience—
- budget.
an d expense
Our boys gutfittmg starts
st 3 years.
S ring specialties include;
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ings, $1 and
ancy cotton golf stock-
$1.25.
Silk fourvin-hands, $1.00.
Pullover sweaters with
convertible collars, $9.
French refine dressing
gowns in
effects. $8. 50.
shirts. $2.25.
Silk belie.
ining. $2.
All-leather
Broadway
station
cowhide lining and trim-
ROGIRS PERT muPANY
stab-v em
“with!“
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2-and-3 tone
White broadcloth sport
fancy stripes,
shoes, $5.
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Willisn'i'
RA'CIE ”THIRTEEN
S BEABY
LOCAL PLANT WILL IIAv'L‘
STRONG TEAM IN TITLN
Members of Oil Company League~llium0ud in Fine“
Shape for the First Game—Eddie l’riIu-e Is the
I (leach—Andy Valient Hurlcr.
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‘h'mutliiil (“Ill ltillil'tilly or No-w Yuil. ‘Imnuiu lni lIl' Arm . i.‘
“III In I'quintiilul l.) .i in (mg I~I.~u- Int; ihc 2.‘l ll‘. III: 1.] III I...
I'll“ It'lllil Again tin. 31:Ir. Iound thl I- am min :I: :r I... ”it '
A tour- loam lv '1TuIc has been (Il‘o'ODe-Jlltl. l'IIIne sworn. m In . tit--
cunized to tousi: .I or iciims no“: the Inuit iii” In .n I.» tr-p vi II... l~ noun
standard on I'lufi‘htb‘ in N.“ iiu- right inlll The .-,.tan
v_¢n Hflill;lIllllI \l imiml IIIIII . nth \ltiIV \' ili< Ii' ‘JIII I III! :i1 i1 '1'nIIII1iV_
ICII'J'II' I1'ill“ I'v lit" I i-
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up with Nr'imtmd on IIi‘ill om: Illu- dcihuutl l\ H ‘I:'. II'I‘U\'II'T;.' tin-m lm
rumId SIIIIII,‘ UIIIiilOIIH. Mu)! lt. :lmilw in I‘m .Iv i'n" ‘lnli .In.-.
The low] plant Ill» 4 line (“HILUIM IHT: line p“.=...'.' of rum.» :: l‘I min-i”
and m-rrvthliig Is in reavlinnrs li'l'iIJUlWfil‘.
tho-opening- 0t tiiv longufl .w. wu. '{lm inil"ld Hill I'Vll‘lr‘ If 'iIiii‘lwi '
There will he ld'gumrs F"I'ltlI‘lI\“'I.II'I'WH'Y Irelnml, (“bull's IZIIIII. uln'i
'I‘I'iv lawman will (‘IOi‘I' on SI‘IIII'IIIIIII- It: 1'3 new. 'l'h IIlI‘I.’I"v .“I in}
.I'.’. 'l'liii’c are some up: n IIltLt .‘. Il'Ir- I l":-\'«‘: i'roimuu Lildr I; . I. I Mir )1}.
ini: the smimn. \“IIII'II will I::l.. our. ‘ll m'... u,” I... 'II- .3 .‘;\.,.I._‘
(I postponed wontcsls rlim In I‘:IIII."1I '5‘ .Imw. 112.. sum vII Quin
IIAIW Smith Norn'nlk tvILITI has any H .I oral-[n lt-rmi #7 ' ”nuld'
upon :lutos lh"y “HI Moi" semi-r. '1'1' land In I“ 1.. I‘ ' " D ~f ll» I'MITITT“
«of lawn. "\Iliil if: .l T; :ln
SPOR T'BARIAT GE
Chat and Comment of Special Interest T0
‘= Norwalk Fans.
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IIilllllllillllllliilllilii.
'iouug Mulligan line it buzy :turtlll Thin; Ill rltllplilg um “I ”ll ligillil“;
Ibci'urc him. Alter facing JoliiuinSII'W
I\n(‘tli \lorids ctr-nine. his next bout
“1" be ‘ Bil‘l . Til ‘ i Purl-.1. ’ l’unri \"iII down the
n 3 ('5 1 ”3' -’ ”‘33 I“ I 'TUI'II‘I'ItlII‘II‘] mil Inn“ this see on (AIM.
how Jersey, whom he has been shin-Iwiil inn min on the mound “.ilh the
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11] to slum punchrs “lili \iickcy I"NV-"3r 'rl‘tl“ l'nin in Iii, Mm '
I“ alters. ll notcr inllls but “list it I I" ..~ I'm” Iliad”. I; IS‘JL’IIIN‘IE‘?‘
, it} .~ . w .‘i mun: u... 51'. :l'LIOl'l n
pours. He seems to be getting ollIII .. my“... I'm“ N»... No mp .
of his lights to it bunch. WI- 1...“. . . 'golu IT .. I-wm llilLlI Illli‘.
that lie “ins them all. I . - , .
. ’J'lu.~ culling reason is with its «guilt
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iund local players are getting their
The Hudsons and the .‘v‘oruhlksImek~ m“ ol’ stowgi “NV hum
Ism einl Irood courses mound this scan
Iiiou to exercise on. The Slioreiievon
Ivoursc is one or the finest tn the
Isle": and there i also a time course .-
Int, tho “cstport ountry Club. Sou ' ‘
l Irrul murnumtntsmn‘ I‘PIllg [Ilannml
I-Iuouml at the unions clulm
will clash {or the second time this
season. at Amusement I‘arlt. Sunday.
This should be some battle. Local
fans will remember the first gem-2
that ended in a. tie at the end or the
lith inning. "Red" Buckholtu an.
Claude Emluons “ill be the pin hrrs
ln thi: game.
I .I'Ilt‘ Nice Laughs airings lilto aw.
Ition May 1'}. All of tho issms h'u. "
Tllt‘nin ui'ymtizml and or»: r: ml,- to 5'01
.\l .‘It‘GllIlit“-> has decided to lianin’ms around :1» Ili'I"IlII mm; color, in
up the liming glows following llibIsur some red] igusebeii In this WIT.»
bout. with Charlie Middleton. AlIlmmi. vum‘mi has prowl Poll"
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“as sum-rim: limit a. motions ill-' bond and \i ma.1 i.i\ul:- -I In: slum ' 5
Jury to his lioatl “he“ he entered the id up all“ the plays” Tb}. y wore»: I:
mix Ttlcsduy night. He did not. tell thinllng r withdrhniu; in. Louie: I3
anyone of the injury and tonsi‘quoni- i' ity I‘l‘i'W (rem 2m lmmw Ivr w- hile? I
ly was nilmtod to Climb Into theIaI-Irl. ubstilutiu: il‘r; :IIII‘I‘ um... 05:
ring. This led displayed plenty OfIhew Hm I:
promotions and it he “as' in good con-i . t .
Iditlon phylcnlly would make a prom Puss.
Scrapper. In View of his cmulltlon‘ ‘ t '
we think that In: is doing the right:- Thr :II-plos.
atliiftiililfr’?
The worst thing about this decline I Emcr~ou‘ 5 rows. 1. about the:
in commodity prices is that the new It mid winking a hostel: Im‘ in i0 as";
pie Ivhdebiy the commodities have house in tlir woods “Iielo batters}?
Inever noticed it. --.-\nl£'llC.”ili Lum- s‘urr is made “us certainly prophesy.
Fbarman. tit—«I’lurc-nco Ulla.) Herold.
thinner:-institutions}
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Eliitttfiilitflmi
You; won‘t need to be
A P. I RAT E
toget your haul of
1 Reel IRE-AS cities
I» Netti: Manda},
Hal Yaw-4'31 / '
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